Nigel Bond, Les Dodd, Barry West and Tony Chappel came through the qualifying rounds of the World Seniors Snooker Championship to make it to the final stages in Portsmouth.
The quartet will take their place at the Sky-televised main event at the Mountbatten Centre on October 27-28 alongside legends like Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Dennis Taylor and Cliff Thorburn.
Former World Championship finalist Bond made a break of 101 in beating former World No 5 Gary Wilkinson in the final qualifying round, to earn a tie with 1985 Crucible king Taylor in Portsmouth.
Dodd beat Steve Meakin 2-1 to set up a meeting with Alain Robidoux while Chappel's 2-0 win over Patsy Fagan earned a match with Tony Drago. West beat Ian Brumby 2-0 and will now play Dene O'Kane.
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW, starting at just £10. There are also some outstanding VIP packages available. For details call 02392 626509 or visit www.worldsnooker.com/tickets
The full first round draw and match schedule for Saturday October 27 is:
1.00 pm
Darren Morgan v Joe Johnson
Dennis Taylor v Nigel Bond
Dene O'Kane v Barry West
Steve Davis v Cliff Thorburn
7.00 pm
Tony Drago v Tony Chappel
Karl Townsend v Tony Knowles
Alain Robidoux v Les Dodd
Mike Hallett v Jimmy White
World Seniors Snooker Line-Up Complete
October 1, 2012